Hyperalonia
Hyperalonia is a genus of bee flies in the family Bombyliidae.[1]
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Hyperalonia morio | |
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Genus: | Hyperalonia Rondani, 1863 |
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Anthrax erythrocephala Fabricius, 1805 |
Hyperalonia is one of the most striking genera of bee flies that can be found in the Neotropical region. The species included in this genus have a large bluish black body with several tufts of red and white hairs, bluish black wings and a yellow head with dark blue eyes.[2][3]
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A male of Hyperalonia morio patrolling a patch of vegetation near the visitor center of Quebrada de las Higueritas in Lujan, San Luis, Argentina
Species
Species within this genus include:[4]
- Hyperalonia ater
- Hyperalonia atra
- Hyperalonia chilensis
- Hyperalonia coeruleiventris
- Hyperalonia dido
- Hyperalonia diminuta
- Hyperalonia erythrocephala
- Hyperalonia flavosparsa
- Hyperalonia morio
- Hyperalonia surinamensis
References
- Biolib
- A.M. CUNHA & C.J.E. LAMAS Redescription of the pupae of Hyperalonia morio morio (Fabricius), 1775 (Diptera, Bombyliidae, Anthracinae, Exoprosopini)
- http://biostor.org/reference/81205 Couri, M.S. and Lamas, C.J.E. 1994. A New Species Of Hyperalonia Rondani, 1863 (Insecta, Diptera, Bombyliidae, Exoprosopinae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 107, 119-121.
- Catalogue of life
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